29 Arietis

29 Arietis
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Aries
Right ascension 02h 32m 54.14202s
Declination +15° 02 04.3103
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.00
Characteristics
Spectral type F7 V + G5 V + ?
B−V color index 0.572±0.006
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)9.1±2.5 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −20.557 mas/yr
Dec.: +50.206 mas/yr
Parallax (π)34.8568±0.1313 mas
Distance93.6 ± 0.4 ly
(28.7 ± 0.1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)4.2/5.0
Orbit
Period (P)19.4161±0.0005 d
Eccentricity (e)0.4096±0.0033
Longitude of the node (Ω)179.09±0.44°
Periastron epoch (T)2,454,101.914±0.018 JD
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
23.36±0.09 km/s
Details
29 Ari A
Mass1.14 M
Radius1.59+0.07
−0.05
 R
Luminosity3.27 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.12 cgs
Temperature6,063±114 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.09 dex
Age3.0±1.8 Gyr
29 Ari B
Mass0.88 M
Temperature5,270±170 K
Other designations
29 Ari, BD+14°419, FK5 2176, GJ 3161, HD 15814, HIP 11843, HR 741, SAO 92998, WDS J02329+1502
Database references
SIMBADdata

29 Arietis is a triple star system in the northern constellation of Aries. 29 Arietis is the Flamsteed designation. Its annual parallax shift of 34.86±0.13 mas indicates a distance of about 94 light-years (29 parsecs) from Earth. The system is barely visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.0; it is 0.02 degree north of the ecliptic. It is moving further from Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 9 km/s.

The core of the system is formed by a close spectroscopic binary with an angular separation of 3.892 mas, a semimajor axis of 0.15692±0.00086 AU, an orbital period of 19.4 days, and an eccentricity of 0.4. The larger member of this pair has 114% of the mass of the Sun, while its companion has 88% of the Sun's mass. Orbiting the pair at an angular separation of 1.422 arcseconds over a period of 164 years, the tertiary component has 52% of the Sun's mass.